HIDING IN A SEWER WITH AN INJURED HIP. LOVELL BELIEVES SHE A LOCAL STORY OF TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP -- BY A YOUNG ATHLETE... AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE. A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT-- RACING FOR A CITY TITLE-- PUTS A COMPETITOR'S WELFARE ABOVE HER DESIRE TO WIN. KELLY ECKERMAN IS HERE WITH THE REST OF THE STORY. THE SPORTSMANSHIP OF 6TH-GRADER PAITON STITH IS ONE THING-- BUT THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE STORY. IT GETS BETTER. -- PAITON STITH IS ONE OF THE RUNNERS YOU SEE HERE ---HER MOM SHOT THIS VIDEO AT THE OLATHE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-CITY TRACK MEET. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WITH LESS THAN A LAP TO GO IN THE 800 METER RACE. THE RUNNERS BUNCH UP- ONE OF THEM FALLS-- BUT WHILE MOST-- CONTINIUE ON-- ONE RUNNER- IN THE GREEN JERSEY STOPS-- LOSING HER POSITION-- TO MAKE SURE THE GIRL IS OKAY. WATCH AGAIN-- THAT'S PAIITON CHECKING ON THE OTHER RUNNER. THE GIRLS HAD NEVER MET BEFORE. -- (BITE PAITON STITH LIP 0003-- 42:19-- I WAS TOO CLOSE BEHIND HER I CLIPPED HER LEG AND SHE SPUN OFF THE TRACK AND THEN I STOPPED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS OKAY. AND WHEN SHE GOT UP AND STARTED RUNNING AGAIN I STARTED RUNNING BECAUSE I DIDNT KN0W WHAT ELSE TO DO! 42:34 ) -- (BITE CLIP 0004-- MICAH STITH/ PAITON'S DAD-- 44:13 WE WERE SAD WE THOUGHT ALSO PROUD SHE DIDNT GIVE UP AND WENT ON TO FINISH THE RACE... AND WON... AMAZING." 44:31 ) -- THE STORY GETS BETTER. WITH LESS THAN A LAP TO GO PAITON ACTUALLY PULLS AHEAD- EVEN AFTER STOPPING-- AND GOES ON TO WIN THE SIXTH GRADE CITY TITLE! -- (NAT SOUND FULL MOM SCREAMING!!!!) -- ( BITE PAITON-- CLIP 0004-- 43:01- PART OF IT IS TO HAVE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP . THE OTHER PART IS YOU DONT KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN- SO DON'T GIVE UP!) -- THAT WAS MOM SCREAMING AT THE END-- IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW! IT GETS EVEN BETTER-- HER WIN HELPED HER SCHOOL-- CHISHOLM TRAIL MIDDLE-- WIN THE *TEAM * CITY TITLE FOR THAT AGE. AD LIB...ABOUT GREAT LESSON. EVEN THE YOUNG GIRL WHO FELL -- SIXTH GRADER MIKAYLKA FORDE -- HAS A MESSAGE FOR PAITON. CLIP 0006-- 45:17-- I THINK IT WAS REALLY NICE OF HER TO COME BACK AND HELP ME AND NICE TO APOLOGIZE . IF IT HAD BEEN ANOTHER PERSON THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE APOLOGIZED OR STOPPED BUT SHE DID AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY NICE. AND YOU'RE OKAY NOW? YEAH." 45:33 MIKAYLA WAS PRETTY SKINNED UP AND